Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hospitality and tourism management sits at the intersection of two of the world's largest industries, sectors that together account for a significant share of global employment and economic activity, and that present some of the most complex management challenges in the service economy. Managing hotels, restaurants, and tourism operations requires not just an understanding of service delivery and customer experience but also strategic thinking, financial management, marketing, and an awareness of the ethical and environmental responsibilities that the sector increasingly carries. At the University of Strathclyde, this four-year, full-time programme is designed around the management and strategic dimensions of hospitality and tourism, giving the subject the intellectual rigour of a serious business education while keeping the operational realities of the industry firmly in view.

You will study management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics, and ethics alongside the specialist content of hospitality and tourism, including consumer behaviour, destination management, events, and the economics of the tourism industry. Strathclyde's approach ensures that you engage with these subjects as a manager and strategist, not simply as a practitioner, developing the capacity to lead and shape organisations in a dynamic and internationally connected sector. A year abroad is included, reflecting the global nature of hospitality and tourism and giving you international experience in a field where cross-cultural competence is genuinely valued.

Graduates of hospitality and tourism management find careers in hotel groups, airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, destination management organisations, event management companies, and the broader food and beverage sector. Management and leadership roles are the common aspiration, and Strathclyde's business-focused approach gives graduates the commercial and strategic skills that management positions demand. Many also pursue postgraduate study in hospitality, tourism, or business, or move into consultancy, policy, and research roles in the sector.

For those drawn to the global, people-centred, and commercially varied world of hospitality and tourism, this programme provides a thorough and ambitious preparation.